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ICE to the Gestapo and warned of a creeping police state. McLaughlin dismissed those claims as reckless and legally unfounded.

“They’re clearly legally illiterate,” she said. “If people don’t like ICE enforcing the rule of law … these politicians should change the law. They can lobby Congress to change the law.”

Demonizing law enforcement, McLaughlin warned, has real-world consequences. According to her, DHS has seen a reported 1,000% increase in assaults on officers, including multiple vehicle rammings in just the past week. “These vehicles are deadly weapons,” she said. “And one of our law enforcement officers could easily end up killed if we don’t see a stop to this.”

McLaughlin also suggested that politics plays a role in Minneapolis becoming a “flashpoint,” citing large-scale fraud investigations underway by Homeland Security Investigations.

“There is a part of this where they’re trying to circle the wagons and really use this as a smokescreen so people stop talking about the fraud,” McLaughlin said.

What often goes unmentioned is that red states frequently deport more noncitizens than blue states. The difference, however, is cooperation. In states that work with ICE, operations tend to proceed with far less confrontation — and with sizable results. Deportations are not confined to blue cities, despite the rhetoric.

That rhetoric persists nonetheless. For many on the left, opposing the Trump administration takes precedence, even if it means vilifying federal law enforcement officers. In the process, nuance is lost, laws are ignored, and the risks — for officers and civilians alike — continue to grow.

Ben Shapiro is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and cofounder of Daily Wire+. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author. To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2026 CREATORS. COM